Japan – Hito Communications first quarter revenue rises 1.5% but profits slip

Japanese human resources provider Hito Communications (4433: JP) reported revenue yesterday for the first quarter ending 30 November 2022 of JPY 17.21 billion (USD 146.9 million), an increase of 1.5% compared to the same period last year.

Japan – Media Five H1 revenue up slightly

Media Five (3824: JP), a staffing firm in Japan that provides engineers to the IT industry, reported revenue yesterday for the six months ended 30 November 2022 of JPY 877 million (USD 6.8 million), up 1.2% compared to last year.

The group posted an operating loss and net loss.

Japan – Dip Corp third quarter revenue rises 23.4%

Japanese staffing firm and job board Dip Corp. (2379: JP) reported revenue for the third quarter ended 30 November 2022 of JPY 12.89 billion (USD 98.6 million), up 23.4% over the year.

The group said it adopted new accounting standards on the recording of sales from Q1 2022.

Japan – S-Pool full year revenue increases 7.2%

Japanese staffing firm S-Pool (2471: JP) reported revenue today for the full year ended 30 November 2022 of JPY 26.65 billion (USD 203.8 million), an increase of 7.2% compared with the same period last year.

Taiwan – 104 Corp full year revenue rises 17.7%

Job board 104 Corp (3130: TAI) published a business update for the month of December 2022 and the full year to December 2022.

The group posted revenue in the month of December 2022 of TWD 165.8 million (USD 5.4 million), a decrease of 1.49% compared to the same period in 2021.

The accumulated revenue to...

India – December hiring activity rises 4% with growth led by insurance sector

Despite slowdowns in key sectors, hiring activity in India recorded year-on-year growth of 4% in December 2022 when compared to December 2021, according to the latest Naukri JobSpeak Index.

The Naukri JobSpeak Index stood at 2,890 in Dec 2022 up from 2,770 during Dec 2021.

The insurance sector led year-on-year...

Australia – Government inks deal for disability employment pilot program

Hoping to address low employment among people with disabilities, the Australian government signed a new deal with the Business Council of Australia to create and implement a disability employment pilot program.

The Australian government hopes the collaboration will improve employment outcomes through...

Japan – Career Bank H1 revenue steady as pandemic continues to weigh in on results

Japanese staffing firm Career Bank (4834: JP) reported revenue today for the first six months ended 30 November 2021 of JPY 3.50 billion (USD 26.4 million), an increase of 0.1% compared to last year.

Singapore – Advancer appoints new CFO, announces further leadership changes

Singapore-based Advancer announced that it has appointed Kelvin Tong Wee Chiang as Chief Financial Officer with effect from 1 February 2023.

Chiang is a Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants and Certified Practicing Accountant with CPA Australia. Previously he was...

South Korea – Number of temporary employees down 0.5% in December, unemployment rate improves

The number of temporary workers in South Korea fell by 0.5% year over year to 4.45 million in December 2022, according to the latest data from Statistics Korea.

Compared to the previous month, the number of temporary workers in South Korea fell by 6.5% in December 2022.

Further labour market data from...